The CMS earlier this year published revised guidelines for both Appendix A, Survey Protocol, Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines for Hospitals and Appendix W, Survey Protocol, Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines for Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) and Swing-Beds in CAHs. The hospital...
The Joint Commission released its list of top-cited standards for all of 2014 in April. Not surprisingly, the same standards around facilities and physical environment issues that appeared on the list in September covering the first half of 2014 also appear on the annual list.
A study published in the April edition of the Journal of Hospital Medicine combines the principles of real-time feedback and financial incentives to get frontline buy-in for quality improvement initiatives.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 7
What is the best way to be prepared for patients each and every day? It is to create a safe, effective, and efficient system for providing patient care. It is to become knowledgeable and identify issues in an effort to minimize risks and maximize best outcomes. It is to be prepared. As a...
In the months following the carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae outbreak linked to duodenoscopes, medical device manufacturer Olympus has repeatedly come under fire for its response to the outbreak.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 7
This is the final installment of a three-part series in which the authors introduce the idea of workforce analytics and its impact on hospital organizations.
The Joint Commission extended the mandatory reporting of the Perinatal Care performance measure set from 1,100 births per year to a minimum of 300 births per year.
